Negative Externality
(noun)
A detremental effect suffered by a party due to a transaction it was not a part of.
Examples of Negative Externality in the following topics:
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Negative Externalities
- Negative externalities are costs caused by an activity that affect an otherwise uninvolved party who did not choose to incur that cost.
- The private marginal costs are lower than societal marginal costs, which also capture the true costs of the negative externalities.
- In these cases, government intervention is necessary to help "price" negative externalities.
- First, these regulations recover funds to help fix the damage caused by negative externalities.
- The ideal equilibrium quantity that reflects negative externalities is Qs, but firms may produce at Qp.
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Introducing Externalities
- A negative externality is an result of a product that inflicts a negative effect on a third party .
- Externalities originate within voluntary exchanges.
- For those involuntarily impacted, the effects can be negative (pollution from a factory) or positive (domestic bees kept for honey production, pollinate the neighboring crops).
- The third parties who experience external costs from a negative externality do so without consent, while the individuals who receive external benefits do not pay a cost.
- Air pollution caused by motor vehicles is an example of a negative externality.
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"Market Failure" and Property Rights
- A negative externality exists when an alternative results in costs being imposed on individuals who are not involved with the transaction or use of the good.
- A negative externality results in decisions to produce and consume more than the socially optimal amount of a good.
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Externalities in the Health Care Market
- Health care can impact people beyond the person receiving and the person providing the care, causing positive and negative externalities.
- An externality is any impact, be it positive or negative, on individuals or groups not involved in a given economic transaction .
- This is an example of parties not involved in the transaction (selling or buying the vehicle) being impacted, in this case negatively.
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Externalities and Impacts on Resource Allocation
- Production and use of resources can have a positive or negative effect on the allocation of the natural resources.
- A negative externality, also called the external cost, imposes a negative effect on a third party to an economic transaction.
- Many negative externalities impact natural resources negatively because of the environmental consequences of production and use.
- Likewise, water pollution has a negative impact of plants and animals.
- Air pollution from vehicles is an example of a negative externality.
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Externality Impacts on Efficiency
- Externalities are either positive or negative depending on the nature of the impact on the third party.
- An example of a negative externality is pollution.
- Positive and negative externalities both impact economic efficiency.
- In the case of negative externalities, third parties experience negative effects from an activity or transaction in which they did not choose to be involved.
- Externalities directly impact efficiency because the production of goods is not efficient when costs are incurred due to damages.
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External Stakeholders
- External stakeholders include shareholders, or stockholders, as well as governmental bodies, communities, financiers, and customers.
- External stakeholders of a company include customers, clients, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, suppliers, partners, creditors, communities, governments, labor unions, competitors, and the general public.
- External stakeholders can exercise different types of power and influence over an organization.
- The analysis may not affect the outcome of a decision, but it may be used to plan the implementation of the decision so that the negative consequences are mitigated or minimized.
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Establish Contact Early with Relevant External Communities
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Internal and External Control
- When employees receive negative or positive feedback, they decide how to apply it in their daily work.
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Internal and External
- People: Lack of skilled people limits the system; mental models also cause negative behaviors that become constraints.